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Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill

A Bill to amend the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to make further provision regarding the consideration of proposals and the representation of parish councils; and for connect purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 3 June 2009 by Mr David Drew (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill would amend the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to:</p><ul><li>stipulate in more detail the role of the selector of proposals under section 3 of the Act</li><li>require that members of parish councils should be part of the panel set up by local authorities under section 5(4)</li><li>make provision for petitions and referendums to be held in local authority areas in cases where local authorities have decided not to submit proposals to the Secretary of State.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 3 Jun 2009
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 Nov 2009.